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Why Should You Take a Firearm Training Class?

Shooting is a great activity for anyone interested in trying. However, with firearms comes responsibility and using a firearm for personal defense comes with even greater responsibility. Firearm training is taking personal responsibility for your safety and the safety of those close to you. Nashville Armory is proud to offer the following classes to improve your understanding and operation of firearms:

Tennessee Handgun Permit

At the Nashville Armory you will learn about handgun nomenclature, function, operation, handgun safety, cleaning, storage, and the legal liabilities of carrying a handgun. You will also learn about carrying a handgun, ammunition malfunctions, and we will cover loading and unloading, along with the fundamentals of handgun shooting.

The state requires a passing score of 70% or higher on both the written and range test. The successful completion of this course is one of the requirements to obtain a Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit.

For the student to be successful, they should possess basic knowledge of a handgun, and be able to load, unload and safely manipulate the handgun they use in the class. If not consider taking the 3 hour, how to be successful taking a handgun carry permit course, listed on our website.

All of our instructors are State of Tennessee and NRA certified and many have law enforcement backgrounds. Come join us at Nashville Armory and help grow a stronger, safer, more responsible shooting community in Middle Tennessee.

How to be successful in handgun carry permit course

This course will cover how to safely unload, load and fire a handgun in a safe and ergonomic manner.

The Nashville Armory will furnish the handgun, either a revolver or semi-automatic if the student does not possess a quality or suitable handgun. At the end of the course the student will be able to safely unload, load, and fire a revolver or semi-automatic pistol.

First Shots

At Nashville Armory, we’re dedicated to every shooter. Our staff understands that a start in shooting can be intimidating, and we’re here to make those first steps as comfortable, easy, and fun as possible.

We love nothing more than to see a new shooter go home satisfied and excited about the sport of shooting. First Shots is a class designed to ensure that happens.

Designed and sponsored by the NSSF, First Shots is a comprehensive course that takes the first-time shooter through the basics of firearm operation, safety, and ownership.

Education and practice are vital to promoting a safe firearms community. This course will give you that foundation to begin building upon, enabling you to become a strong, responsible member of the shooting community.

LEOSA

The Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA) is a federal law, set in place in 2004 that allow special firearms carrying privileges to active and retired officers. There are many benefits to having this training and certification, and Nashville Armory is proud to be offering this course to the men and women who protect our communities.

*All LEOSA courses taught by certified instructors with Law Enforcement background and experience.

You’ve served your community for years - putting in long hours, working on holidays, taking on the stress of others, and doing it all with a smile. Now that you’ve retired from your work as an officer, certain privileges still carry with you. One of those is the right to carry under LEOSA. With proper certified training and qualification, retired officers may carry a concealed firearm in any state or political subdivision thereof. Therefore, persons qualified under LEOSA do not generally require a state issued permit to carry concealed firearms.

There are requirements for retired officers wishing to receive this training, and we urge you to contact one of our certified training instructors to verify these requirements.

Along with classroom instruction and discussion of applicable laws and regulations regarding the right to carry under LEOSA, trainers will administer a certified shooting qualification course in our state-of-the-art indoor firing range.

Nashville Armory thanks you for your service, and looks forward to now serving you.

Defensive Handgun Level One

Defensive - This course starts with basic drawstroke, from concealment. Information presented is realistic and guides the student to have a defensive mindset. Techniques are designed to guide the student how to use a handgun in a defensive situation. The student will be challenged with speed and accuracy using real life situations. Students will need a quality handgun and quality carry system and at least 200 rounds of ammunition. A strong side IWB or OWB holster is preferred and at least 3 magazines

Students will successfully master pistol drills, demonstrate safe gun handling, improve marksmanship, plus gain a familiarity with modern techniques of handgun shooting. Proper skills and techniques will be demonstrated throughout the class. The instructional approach is straightforward and has been proven to work with all shooters from beginners to expert. First, students are taught to shoot stationary targets slowly and accurately. Then, speed is built through rhythm and repetition. After gaining confidence in shooting under pressure of command and time constraints, students will shoot against their peers. This creates additional pressure and better enables them to perform in varying conditions.

Topics Covered:

Details of modern isosceles stance

Draw stroke that is ergonomic and realistic

Elements of Trigger Control

Defensive Sight Picture

Shooting from cover

Presenting the firearm from concealment

Evaluation of presentation techniques (including presentation time to first shot)

Proper reloading techniques

You should carry the gun in class like you would, when you carry with your handgun permit. Eye and ear protection are required, hat with a brim, and 250 rounds of ammunition.

Defensive Handgun Level II-Beyond the Basics

If you carry a handgun for self-defense, this class could SAVE YOUR LIFE! Even though you may possess a handgun carry permit, you may not possess the skills to protect yourself if a life or death confrontation. Real-life confrontation.

Area Covered:

Details of the modern isosceles stance

Draw stroke that is ergonomic and realistic

Elements of Trigger Control

Defensive Sight Picture

Shooting from cover

Elements of Trigger Control

Transitions between targets

Multiple target engagements

Shooting while moving

Real life confrontations can be sudden, intense, and violent! Basic handgun skills alone may not keep you alive. Defensive Course is designed to introduce you to skills necessary to effectively use a handgun for self-defense. After developing accuracy and speed, students are able to hit multiple targets on command, then to do so within time constraints without losing speed or accuracy. After gaining confidence in shooting under pressure of command and time constraints, students will shoot against their peers. This creates additional pressure and better enables them to perform in varying conditions.

During this course you will be taught the best available techniques in defensive handgun tactics and marksmanship. The entire course is conducted on the range using intense live-fire drills. You will learn the elements of drawing from concealment, shooting in close and extremely close confrontations, shooting from cover, moving and shooting, handing multiple threats, tactical reloading and malfunction/stoppage clearance. Safe gun handling is stressed throughout the course. In addition, the laws of self-defense are reviewed and students are asked to evaluate various real-life scenarios to determine whether deadly force is justified.

To attend this course, students will need a quality handgun, holster, at least two magazines or speed loaders, eye and ear protection. Defensive Handgun Basic Course is recommended but not required, with approval of the instructor. Eye and ear protection are required, hat with a brim and 300 rounds of ammunition.

Shooter Improvement

This course is designed to help the good shooter become a great shooter. Individual attention is given to each student to insure attention to detail is demonstrated in each marksman’s fundamentals. Precision shooting is a skill that must be practiced. If you have reached a shooting plateau and needs help seeing improvement, this is the course for you.

Area Covered:

Elements of Trigger Control (Assessment for precision shooting)

Manipulation of handgun with strong and weak hand

Proper grip to allow multiple precision hits

Proper shooting platform to allow less hand fatigue

Visual verification aiming techniques

Rates of fire (learn to increase your rate of fire – with accuracy)

Speed and accuracy enhancement drills

To attend this course, students will need a quality handgun, holster, at least two magazines or speed loaders, eye and ear protection. Defensive Handgun Level One and Two is recommended but not required, with approval of the instructor. Eye and ear protection are required, hat with a brim, and 300 – 350 rounds of ammunition.

Women’s Defensive Handgun

Nashville Armory has a strong dedication to the female shooter. We understand that the world sometimes offers less-than- desirable situations. We also understand that defensive tactics for those situations aren’t uniform for every person. For that reason, we have designed a course specifically catered to the female citizen - a course to promote skill, knowledge and the confidence to use them.

The Women’s Defense class will cover the following areas:

Handgun safety & awareness

Levels of force

Use of cover & creating distance

Verbal commands

Defensive Shooting techniques

And More...

You should carry the gun in class like you would, when you carry with your handgun permit. Eye and ear protection are required, hat with a brim, and 250 rounds of ammunition.

Defensive Shotgun

The shotgun has become one of the favored tools for home defense, security and enforcement operations, as well as numerous additional applications worldwide. The instructors at Nashville Armory bring to you a course designed to educate shooters with real-world skills and decision making abilities that could save your life.

Our certified instructors take your training seriously. They only wish to bring you the most up-to-date educational material, skills, and real-time applications possible.

Along with classroom instruction, some of the areas covered in this course will include:

Target distinction, acknowledgment, and acquisition

Proper manipulation of the shotgun to include loading, unloading, and malfunction drills

Shooting from cover

Distances associated with the shotgun

This class is available for private and group training. If your company or organization wishes to attend this class as a group, Nashville Armory is more than happy to accommodate. Please contact one of our instructors for further details.

Tennessee Security Officers Training

Employment within the security field is growing rapidly in Middle Tennessee. Nashville Armory is now offering certifications, as well as re-certs, for those wishing to begin working or continue working within the field of private security.

Whether you’re just beginning your career or have worked in security for years, Nashville Armory has the most up-to-date courses available to prepare you for all the field has to offer.

Certified and trained professionals teach all of our armed and unarmed security courses. Their sole desire is give you the tools you’ll need to perform your job safely and proficiently, so that everyone goes home at the end of each day.

Low Light Course

Approximately 80% of all armed confrontations occur in adverse lighting conditions. Most encounters with assailants occur at a range of less than 7 feet. The average engagement time is 2.5 seconds.

This course is realistic about using a handgun in low light conditions. It prepares you to use the technique that may work best for the individual shooter. We all realize defending ourselves can be difficult, but even more so, in the dark or low light conditions. It not only teaches the techniques, it allows you to practice and determine the how and why.

Areas Covered:

Increase your probabilities of prevailing in low-light conditions

Understand and apply the basic “Tactical Lighting Principles” and the correct use of lighting tools

Recognize the paradigm of using illumination tools as a “Force Option”